---
title: 'The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karel Zeman'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Animation'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fabulous-baron-munchausen-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054665/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)

1962 · 83 min · Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction · Czechoslovakia

Original title: Baron Prášil

## Synopsis

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen is a 1962 Czechoslovak New Wave experimental surrealist romantic adventure fantasy film directed by Karel Zeman, based on the tales about Baron Munchausen. The film combines live-action with various forms of animation and is highly stylized, often evoking the engravings of Gustave Doré.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karel Zeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-zeman)
- **Screenplay:** [Karel Zeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-zeman), [Josef Kainar](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-kainar), [Jiří Brdečka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-brdecka)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zdeněk Liška](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-liska)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jiří Tarantík](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-tarantik)
- **Editor:** [Věra Kutilová](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-kutilova)

## Cast

- [Vítězslav Černý](https://cinepixo.com/people/vitezslav-cerny)
- [Karel Höger](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-hoger)
- [Václav Trégl](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-tregl)
- [Eduard Kohout](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-kohout)
- [Jan Libíček](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-libicek)
- [Zdeněk Hodr](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-hodr)
- [Rudolf Hrušínský](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-hrusinsky)
- [Miroslav Homola](https://cinepixo.com/people/miroslav-homola)
- [Karel Effa](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-effa)
- [Miloš Kopecký](https://cinepixo.com/people/milos-kopecky)
- [Jarka Pižla](https://cinepixo.com/people/jarka-pizla)
- [František Šlégr](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-slegr)
- [Josef Hlinomaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-hlinomaz)
- [Jan Werich](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-werich)
- [Otto Šimánek](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-simanek)

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